... so, This Game will be for You ... Fly Ty!

Wolves Front Office
Robert Novack, Jamey Leger, David White and Anthony Wickersham

#33 Chris Gagleard will be Guarding for Michigan this year ...

... and, Illinois will have ...

... #39 Nicky Clarke in Net.

The Officials go over Last Minute Details ...

... the Stripes are Ready-to-Go ...

... so, Lock-n-Load, Boyz ...

It's Showtime!

This Game is a Reprise ...

... of Last Year's Midget A Championship ...

... at the Newmarket, Ontario, Silver Stick Minor Finals.

This Year's Wolves were ...

... Last Year's Troy Sting Midget A ...

... Who Won the 2009 Midget Minor Championship ...

... beating these Chargers in an Exciting Battle ...

... Four Goals to One.

Today's Game ...

... has a Ten Minute First Period ...

... with Two Fifteen's after that ...

... including a Resurfacing between P2 and P3 ...

Midget Hockey is Intense Hockey ...

... but, there were Few If Any Penalties ...

... taken at Newmarket and, so far...

... Good, Clean Hits ...

... and No Penalties here in P1 ...

So, Who would Score First?

With the Quality of the Defenses and Goaltending around here ...

... this Game figured to be a Low-Scoring Affair ...

... but, Michigan is the First to find the Back-of-the-Net ...

... at the 2:23 Mark ...

... Goal to #19 Sam Clever ...

... from #7 Kyle Jacobson and #17 Nick Bailey.

Michigan was Pumped, Now ...

... and, with Time Running Out in P1 ...

... #91 Jeffrey Nolfo puts the Visitors ...

... Up By Two ...

... with Some Help from #9 Ryan Persha.

Bingo-Bongo!

No Question about it ...

... a Two-Run Lead in a Game like this ...

... is Huge!

Illinois mounts a Charge with Seconds Remaining ...

... and, Gagleard Shuts-the-Door!

Not-to-Worry, Charger Fans ... Plenty of Time left in This One ...

This game is far from over, Boyz!

Good game, eh?

Timing and Scoring On-the-Job!

Now, we'll have Fifteen Minute Periods.

So, P2 Begins ...

... with the Visitors holding a Slim ...

... Two-Goal Advantage ...

... the Worst Lead in Hockey, as They say...

... and, so ... Michigan Looks For More ...

... and Finds Some early on in P2 ...

... when #89 Kyle Novack gets One By Mr. Thirty-Nine on the Screen ...

... Assists to #88 Cody Schmidt and #7 Kyle Jacobson.

Comfortable ...

Ummm, This Thing looked like it would be a ...

... Michigan Romp ... eh?

Well, Not So Fast Hockey-Puck-Breath ...

... since the Chargers weren't exactly ...

... Running-On-Empty, just yet ...

Both Teams were Undefeated so far ...

... in this Twelve Team Tournament ...

... with Illinois enjoying a One GA Advantage ...

... over Michigan over Four Games.

The Wolves had more Offense ...

... putting 19 Goals on the Board ...

... versus 16 Goals for NWC ...

... so Talk about Parity ...

... and, then, the Penalties Started ...

... which could certainly be a Factor ...

... so, Anything was possible if That Continued!

Both Squads had Special Teams on the ice ...

... in P2 ...

... but, the G&D Departments were Bullet-Proof ...

... Nuthin' going in at either End!

We didn't see Stats for SOG ...

... but, we would have to figure that Shots were pretty much even ...

... but, so far, this Game was more about Defense ...

... than Offense ...

... so any More Scoring?

Well maybe ...

Anyhow, Mt. Clemens ...

... is Back On-the-Kill ...

... and Gagleard ...

... and Hiz Dee keep the Rolling Meadows Power-Play ...

... Off the Board as P2 expires.

Good Job in T&S, Folks!

Illinois is still on the PP ...

... as Third Period Action gets under way ...

... but can't Convert.

There is something Extra Special about Winning ...

... an International Silver Stick Championship.

Head Coach Jimmy Cariera, of last year's Michigan Jags Midget A, put it this way:

"I feel the competition in the International Stick ..."

"... is as good as any US National Championship!"

"To me, this IS the North American Championship."

"The best teams in the US and Canada ..."

"... compete in this four-day tournament."

"Winning this tourney will prove ..."

"... who the best team IS in North America," said Cariera!

All That would be especially True ...

... with This Championship Game ...

... with Both the Chargers ...

... and the Wolves ...

... being at the Top of the North American Rankings.

Oh, oh ...

Got it!

Pow! WOW!

The Wolves appeared to be on Autopilot ...

... with the Chargers chasing the Puck ...

... and Not doing much ...

... to Bother Number Thirty-Three ...

... when, at around Six Minutes to go ...

... the Visitors send a Man to the Box ...

... and ... well, there goes the Shut-Out ...

... as #12 Justin Rucinski Ends the Drought ...

... Thank-you-very-much #27 Anthony Rossobillo!

Plenty of Time Left ...

... and, Illinois Doesn't Waste Any of That ...

... Making It a One Goal Contest ...

... as #26 Aaron Blaker Sneaks One In at the Back-Door ...

... Assists to #9 Zack Visvadra and #27 Rossobillo, again.

And ... Plenty of Time Left ...

Okay, Boyz ...

... Time to Play some Hockey ...

... Urgency Prevails Everywhere ...

Then, a Tad Too-Much Enthusiasm ...

... and, well, this sure isn't going to help ...

... the Home Cause, any ...

What Illinois needs to do, now ...

... is Pull Their Goaler ...

... for More Offense ...

... which They do ...

... but the Clock is against Them ...

... and ...

... it's a Repeat Stick ...

... for The Boyz from Michigan!

Tournament All-Stars
#12 Justin Rucinski, #7 Kyle Jacobson, #33 Chris Gagleard, #19 Sam Clever

Eric Ritonja, Sam Clever & Ryan Kish accept the Championship Trophy

Good Game, Boyz!
You Have Done Michigan Proud!

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